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Justice Committee adjusts proposed anti-stalking legislation

Changes aim to reflect realities such as behaviour patterns, time's passage

Law fellowship program Skadden Foundation eliminates racial justice references from application crit

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The funds will facilitate an uptick in Crown court sitting days

California judge temporarily blocks Trump's deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles

Charles Breyer determined that the troops' mobilization by the US president was unlawful

Gwendoline Keel: 'The present is where real change happens'

The Waikato-Tainui governance and legal GM discusses her involvement in an unforgettable case

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Acting District Court Judge Ema Aitken is the centre of judicial conduct panel's inquiry

The panel will investigate Aitken's alleged conduct at an NZ First function last November

Bill before Parliament targets large-scale farm-to-forest conversions

Pine trees have replaced beef farms amid carbon credit race: agriculture and forestry minister

Justice Committee adjusts proposed anti-stalking legislation

Changes aim to reflect realities such as behaviour patterns, time's passage

Law fellowship program Skadden Foundation eliminates racial justice references from application crit

The foundation's executive director, Kathleen Rubenstein, had announced her resignation earlier this month

UK courts system gets additional annual funding commitment from chancellor

The funds will facilitate an uptick in Crown court sitting days

California judge temporarily blocks Trump's deployment of National Guard in Los Angeles

Charles Breyer determined that the troops' mobilization by the US president was unlawful

Gwendoline Keel: 'The present is where real change happens'

The Waikato-Tainui governance and legal GM discusses her involvement in an unforgettable case

Acting District Court Judge Ema Aitken is the centre of judicial conduct panel's inquiry

The panel will investigate Aitken's alleged conduct at an NZ First function last November

Bill before Parliament targets large-scale farm-to-forest conversions

Pine trees have replaced beef farms amid carbon credit race: agriculture and forestry minister

Justice Committee adjusts proposed anti-stalking legislation

Changes aim to reflect realities such as behaviour patterns, time's passage

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